The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-03-22
suda-Pesth, the Capital of Hungary.

The bicentenary of the 10 weeks
p seige and capture of Buda by Charles,
Duke of Lorraine. was celebrated in
September with great pomp and cere-
mony at the Hungarian capital. The
historical and general interest con-
nected with the event thus commemo-
rated Is not merely of local but of
European import, as the recaptUre of
Buda from the Turks marks one OF
the earliest phases Of the Eastern
question, which has so often disturbed
the peace Of Europe, and is at this
moment so dangerously simmerlng IN
Bulgaria. The Magyar capital had
been for more than $50 years In the
possession of the Turks, and served
them as a strong basis for their re
peated invasion into Austria, which
more than once extended to Vienna
In 1858. Count Stahremberg was on
1.-The point of surTendering Vienna to
Kara Mustapha's Janissaries, when
the Duke of Lorraine and John
Sobiesh raised the siege in the nick
Of time They followed up their vic
tory by pursuing the Turks along
both sides of the Danube, until
Abdurahman Abdi Pasha, with $4,000
men, took his final stand in the great
: rock fortress of Buda The Imperial
list army numbered about $4,000 sol
diers, including Austrians. Hunga-
rians, Saxons. Suabians, Bavarians.
and Poles, differed from every coun-
thy in Europe, England, Scotland, and
Iraand included. The investiture of
Buda was completed on June 20, but
so stubborn was the defence that the
final assault could not be delivered
Until September 2, when the Turkish
garrison surrendered, after 1000 lives
had been sacrificed in this fearful
struggle, which was fought out hand
to hand with bayonet and sword. The
capture Of Buda was the signal for
the downfall of the Turkish dominion
in Hungary; and from this time to
1899, the date of the Treaty of karlo-
WITT. the Turks continually lost
ground. By the latter Treaty Sultan
Mustapha II coded Hungary and
Transatlantic, Podolia and the
Ukraine. the Morca Ito Venice). Dial
malta. and Azov. After the downfall
of the citadel the old town of Buda
was sacked and burnt, and IN due
time a more ample city rose on its
ruins, crowned by the famous old
palace erected by Maria Theresa. and
backed by the still more lofty height
of the Blocksberg, now a fortress.
kuda of Ofen Is connected with Pesth
by magnificent suspension bridge,
constructed 40 years ago by Clark, an
Englishman. Pesth, though one of
the Oldest towns IN Hungary, was
place of slight consequence until the
regions of Maria Theresa and Joseph
II. but since that time, and especially
during the present century, it has
risen rapidly into prosperity and i'm
portance. In 1899 it numbered $4,000
Inhabitants; IN 1910, about $4,000; in
1869, at least 100000; and in 1860 the
two towns Of Buda-Pesth contained
100000. of which four-ffths belonged
to Pesth. The aspect of the two sister
towns from the Danube is extremely
picturesque, and has often. been
likened to Edinburgh, and one of the
fSest parts Of Pesth is on the bank Of
tie river, along the Franz Josef's
Quai. which has been constructed one
and a half mile long, and lined with
handsome. lofty houses. The corner
house at the upper end of the Quai Is
the National Casino. an admirable in
stitution, established upon the plan
of London club. and most literally
thrown open TO strangers. who are
allowed free use of 1t during their
stay on the recommendation of a
member The theatre and Redoute.
German playhouses stand near the
centre Of the Quai and the National
Theatre. with room for 5000 spectators.
Is appropriated solely to Hungarian
Aparformances. In the neighborhood
Of the Quai IS the magnificent Franz
Josef's Place, with the Szecheny
monument
The Academy of Music. in the
Andrassysuasse. contains the apart
ments which Franz List used to oc-
cupy when he stayed at Vienna. The
furniture and the decoration were all
supplied and worked by ladies of the
aristocracy. Here the great master
received last autumn the visits of the
Archduchess Maria Yaleria and the
Princess Amahe Of Bavaria.
The capital of Hungary Is a most
interesting and agreeable city to visit
full Of life. and remarkable for the
mixed impressions Of splendor and
SEM -barbarism Its streets convey to
the st-angers. The accommodation
--9or travellers in Pesth leaves nothing
to desire. The AIagyars are an
emlnently hospitable race. and the
sights and amusements are many and
vaTied.-Ers5aage.